Former Nausori Magistrate Sunil Kumar, who is charged with seven counts of trying to pervert the course of justice, has applied for immunity from prosecution in the Suva High Court this morning.

Defence counsel Raman Pratap Singh informed High Court judge Justice Daniel Gounder that his client is applying for immunity under section 15 of the Penal Code which deals with judicial officers.

Section 15 of the Penal Code states and Fijivillage quotes "Except as expressly provided by this code, a judicial officer is not criminally responsible for anything done or omitted to be done by him in the exercise of his judicial functions, although the act done is in excess of his judicial authority or although bound to do the act omitted to be done".

Kumar was charged by FICAC and it is alleged that he threatened police officers that they would be cursed after the police officers booked traffic offenders in the Nausori area.

In another incident, it is alleged that Kumar threatened a female police officer that her children would be crippled by the curse of drivers who she had booked for traffic offences.

He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Both FICAC and Kumar's lawyers have until late July to make written submissions before the ruling on the immunity application is delivered on August 7th.